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These bizarre new beetles look so stretchy scientists named them Luffy
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Scientists have named a new genus of beetles 'Luffy' after the protagonist of the manga One Piece due to the insects' unusually long and stretchy physical features. The discovery, which includes two new species, also involved a taxonomic review of the broader Ocypus beetle group.
The newly established beetle genus Luffy was not given its name simply as a playful reference. Researchers selected it because the insects have distinctive physical features that closely resemble the unusual abilities of Luffy, the main character in One Piece.
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